Tag: WISE Hall

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, February 3 to 7

Adventures in Pedal Steel at the WISE Hall on Friday features guitarist Scott Smith hosting an event focusing on pedal-steel guitar.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 28 to 30

Scott Smith and the Midnight Riders play the Shipyards By Steve Newton FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Ti West's 2022 horror flick X, about a group of young filmmakers who set out to make an adult film in rural Texas and wind up fighting for their lives. FRIDAY: the third night … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 28 to 30

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, June 24 to 28

X screens at the Rio By Steve Newton MONDAY TO FRIDAY: True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices explores 30-plus years of Indigenous tattooing from around the world and showcases the artists who are reconnecting with traditional skin-marking practices, at the Museum of Vancouver. MONDAY TO FRIDAY: Emily Carr: A Room of Her Own, … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, June 24 to 28

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 14 to 16

Black Wizard plays the Rickshaw By Steve Newton FRIDAY: British punk-rockers from the '70s, the Damned, play the Commodore Ballroom, with guests the Avengers. SOLD OUT. FRIDAY: the first of four Save the WISE fundraising concerts features performances at the WISE Hall by Alien Boys, Slip-Ons, Rogue Villains, and Leo D.E. Johnson. FRIDAY: late-night 40th … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 14 to 16

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, July 10 to 14

The Sadies play the Pearl By Steve Newton MONDAY: British and Canadian pop singer-songwriters Nick Lowe and Ron Sexsmith perform on a double bill at the Commodore Ballroom. Here’s my interview with Ron Sexsmith from 1997. MONDAY: Toronto alt-country/rock ‘n’ roll band the Sadies play the Pearl, with guests the Bad Beats. MONDAY TO FRIDAY: True … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, July 10 to 14

Newt’s top 10 (or 20) things to do in Vancouver this week, April 29 to May 3

Jason Bonham plays the Orpheum By Steve Newton MONDAY: American pop/R&B singer-songwriter and actor Justin Timberlake performs at Rogers Arena on his Forget Tomorrow World Tour. MONDAY: the Invisible Orange presents Italian power metal quintet Metal Rose ("Diggy Diggy Hole") at the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Xandria from Germany. Tony Wilson plays Guilt & Co. … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 20) things to do in Vancouver this week, April 29 to May 3